On July 18 and 19, 2017 the New York State Education Department’s Office of Early Learning in partnership with the Northeast Comprehensive Center hosted the first Three Year Old Public Preschool Summer Institute in Syracuse, New York. Seventy participants, including teachers, program administrators, principals, superintendents and specialists from around the state attended the two-day institute [...]Continue Reading →

The Northeast Comprehensive Center’s (NCC) Innovations in Learning Team was asked to assist NYSED’s Educational Design and Technology team in the development and distribution of resources to support and strengthen school library programs. NYSED specifically requested support in updating the resource webpages supporting the implementation of the School Library Media Program Evaluation (SLMPE) rubric. NCC [...]Continue Reading →

The Northeast Comprehensive Center (NCC) collaborated with the New York State Education Department (NYSED) to develop a research brief on the outcome trends among boys of color in K-12 school environments and a research review of the most prevalent strategies currently being implemented in schools and communities across the country. The report, My Brother’s [...]Continue Reading →

The Northeast Comprehensive Center presented the My Brother’s Keeper Guidance Document at the New York State My Brother’s Keeper Symposium. The presentation contained an overview of the research data outcomes on boys and young men of color and themes found across the emerging practices that demonstrate their effectiveness in supporting boys [...]Continue Reading →

The Northeast Comprehensive Center (NCC) worked with the New York State Education Department (NYSED) Office of Early Learning to develop a series of materials to assist teachers, coaches, instructional specialists and administrators to implement New York State’s Prekindergarten Foundation for the Common Core (PreK Foundation). The materials are designed to translate research and [...]Continue Reading →

NYSCATE held its annual conference last week in Rochester, NY. This conference was special because NYSCATE celebrated 50 years serving as New York State’s leading organization that shares emerging technologies and best practices in using technology to improve instruction. The three day conference included hands on workshops, exhibitions, innovative and engaging presentation topics, and various [...]Continue Reading →

NCC has continued working with the New York State Education Department’s Office of Early Learning to support implementation of the Prekindergarten Foundation for the Common Core and their development of tools and resources that promote understanding and use of research-based and promising practices that support children’s learning and development outcomes. The latest tool, Creating Rich [...]Continue Reading →

Over the past year, NCC has supported New York’s Office of Early Learning with the roll-out of the Prekindergarten Foundation for the Common Core. NCC collaborated with Office of Early Learning staff to identify domain areas where programs needed the most support based on an analysis of staff monitoring and program observations and a needs [...]Continue Reading →

The Northeast Comprehensive Center collaborated with New York State Education Department’s Office of Cultural Education (OCE) to support the development of a website featuring: open educational resources (OERs), cultural institutions, educational news, and lesson plans that align to the Common Core Learning Standards. Its goal is to provide a platform for cultural organizations, families, and [...]Continue Reading →

The Northeast Comprehensive Center collaborated with New York State Education Department’s Office of Cultural Education (OCE) to support the development of a website featuring: open educational resources, cultural institutions, educational news, and lesson plans that align to the Common Core Learning Standards. From our launch in September till now, the website has increased traffic through [...]Continue Reading →